Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 4-7-1970 The George-Anne Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "The George-Anne" (1970). The George-Anne. 628. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/628 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The George-Anne by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. April 22: 'E-Day' Plans Complete 0, J. FOPFMAM mt <^UNMni ITU, Ml f NO f 5 ^'■« VOLUME 50, NO. 25-STATE.. 70 ( Greek Week Begins Tommorrow Jerry Butler concert highlights Greek Week activities. Also on tap are a beauty contest and Greek Olympics. For full details, see PAGE 8 International Debate Diane Hawkins and Betsy Ho //owe// meet an overseas challenge and emerge victorious in a debate with two Oxford (England) University students. For a summary of the verbal circus see PAGE 7. Rain Plaques Eagles Rain-plagued Eagles defeat Lewis College and lose to Eastern Michigan. Gymnasts -^;s* . finish eleventh in nation. Golf Jerry Butler appears in concert Saturday night at 8 p.m. in the Hanner and tennis underway. For all Field House. Tickets for the concert can be purchased in the Williams and Landrum Centers for four dollars each. Butler's big hit is "Only the sports new, see PAGES 13, The Strong Survive." special Photo 14, and 15. I i, Martin Luther King Memorial March Draws 300 Over three hundred people participated in a memorial march and church service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Saturday. Blacks and whites get it together as Patrick Jones, Vice-President of the Georgia NAACP, addresses audience in the William James High School if Auditorium. For complete details, see SECOND FRONT. Staff Photos- Neville THE GEORGE ANNE, Tuesday, April 7. 1970 Page 2 APRIL 4 SERVICE Students, Faculty March In King Memorial By DAVIDTICE Community Committee in charge A student, Jim Gibbons, said chains across the road. solution is love. The dividing line News Editor of the march reported that the of Dr. King, "Non-violence is At William James High School is the same everywhere. It must be people in the street numbered cool, until you get killed. Then, the marchers assembled in the crossed with love." you've got to do something about auditorium. When I arrived at the steps of close to three-hundered. The next speaker was Georgia the Ad building, the time was five The crowd of singing and it." Chants of "Two, Four, Six, I questioned a middle-aged Vice-president of the NAACP minutes after five and chanting marchers headed east on Eight, We don't want a honkey Patrick Jones. approximately 20 persons were Highway 301. Their destination gentleman standings at the corner state," were quelled by Mrs. sitting on the grass nearby. At was William James High School of U.S. 301 and U.S. 80 what his Charlie Lewis, who acted as "I would like to talk to you * fifteen after five the group located on Williams Road. views were on the March. master of ceremonies. about dreams in dreams," said adjorned to the Georgian Hotel, The college was represented by "Well, I reckon it's alright." He Jones. "And I would like to make Mrs. Grant introduced the first and from there they walked to the a number of students both Black smiled and turned back to watch it clear that when a man deprives speaker, Miss Esther Grant, a courthouse lawn. and White, and several faculty the marchers. another man of his freedom, then junior at Statesboro High School, Upon arrival at that point the members. One of these faculty There was some great deal of he must pay with his own." and after a prayer by Rev. W.D. square around the courthouse was members Joseph Theriault, an shouting. Usually the phrases were Kent of the First African Baptist crowded with persons, mostly instructor in French, had this to rhythmical chants such as "Two, After Jones's talk, Mrs. Carrie Church of Statesboro, the Blacks, and a loudspeaker blaired say of the march. Four, Six, Eight, We don't want a Howard sang "Take My Hand, program got under way. Dr. Martin L. King's now-famous "I think that there is still a racist state," and "The streets Precious Lord." Following the "I Have A Dream" speech. Five feeling of overawe by persons who belong to the people, power to Miss Grant told the audience, selection, Mrs. Lewis thanked the minutes later the march was under might otherwise participate. I the people." "There is a problem and I have marchers, and the audience stood, way. think that this march, though, is The Marchers moved up the solution. The problem is the held hands and sang "We Shall Roosevelt Love, member ot the good for this place." Highway 80, singing and forming racial dividing line and the Overcome." SAGC Nominates April 9 THE (&rorg?-Ann? Election Set April 16 Second Front "Right now, everything is still up for grabs," said Student voted. "We are aiming for a sixty-five ;sociation of Governing Councils President Steve Joiner. percent voter turnout April 16. "The future of students rights hinges on the interest shown We even have the possibility of a Cancer Drive Begins by the students in the upcoming SAGC elections. computerized election." Joiner "Leadership, that is, good leadership is essential if we are continued "Possibilities look good to obtain our projected goals-open housing, elimination of for this. If everything goes Next Week-April! 3-18 according to our plans, we will use during the week and will sponsor mandatory meal tickets, absence of housing regulations and a computer system in Augusta, Solicitation for funds for the a cigar-smoking contest for all better entertainment." Georgia to tabulate the election Cancer Drive will occur April 13 Nominations for S A< !C officers terminate upon the opening of the results." through 18. The campus campaign campus organizations. The will be held Thursday night, 7 polls on April 1 6." "Richard Whitmer, who is in will be held in conjunction with "Stogie-Smoking" contest, along 1 in. in the Biology Building. Each "In the past we have only had charge of the computer operations the Bulloch County Cancer with contests in tobacco chewing dividual desiring to run for an approximate 20$ voter for the Registrars Office, traveled Crusade. and spitting and bubblegum i lice must declare himself as a turnout, a ml grounds for to Augusta this weekend to check blowing, will be staged Saturday, Dr. John A. Boole, Chairman tndidate both verbally and in contesting the election have been out the probabilities of the S April 18, in Sweetheart Circle. of the Division of Science and w riling. abundant." He continued, SAGC's using the computer from Entrance fee for the day's Mathematics, will serve as campus "This will all take place at the "Voting will be convenient for Augusta College for our contests, beginning at 2 p.m., is chairman and oversee the five dollars. All the money special called meeting Thursday each and every student. The tabulations," said Joiner. SAGC has stipulated that 20 polls recruitment of faculty and collected will be donated to the night." said Joiner. "This meeting Joiner added "We will get the will be in operation during the administrative workers. Andrew cancer drive. will also include the nominations final word on this tomorrow." for class officers." election on April 26 so no Farkas is in charge of student For further information, Students who desire to run for Candidates for the positions of excuses will be afforded the activities related to the cancer contact Dr. John A. Boole, office may obtain a copy of the class officers must have a 2.0 GPA student for not voting." drive. campus extension 369, or Andrew SAGC election procedures from and those candidates for "Validation of student ID Sigma Nu will solicit funds Farkas at 4-2634. the SAGC office, in the William's Executive positions on the SAGC cards during registration is an must have a 2.3 GPA. extra control device to insure that Center. "Campaigning will officially a one man one vote concept "As far as giving the students Masquers Announce Cast begin immediately foollowing the remains in effect." JOoiner stated the election procedures, we can meeting." Joiner added "this year that each student, when he votes, do that," said Joiner. "However, pre-election campaign will will have his ID card punched as getting the students to declare For Spring Production continue for one week and will evidence that the student has their candidacy is another story." The bandit swears he did it; the up, and publicity) to drop by wife confesses she did it; and the backstage between 3:30 and 5:30 husband hauntingly echoes he did or any night during rehearsals. it himself. The bandit says that after raping the wife, he was Advise-Consent The Greek Goddess! driven by lust of the woman to savagely fight with the husband Pageant will be held in \ and kill him. The wife bitterly Friday's Offering McCroan Auditorium April \ admits that she was driven to hysteria after the rape. Then there For Free Movie 8-9 at 8:00 p.m. Preliminaries; is the account of the happenings This week's free movie, as told by returning husband's are to be on Wednesday, ADVISE AND CONSENT, is ■ soul.